Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off
Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
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The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market
By Diana Olick, CNBCHomebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
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Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?
By Rob GarverIn the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers
As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.
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The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers
By Ester Bloom, CNBCMaybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
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Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today
Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
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In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House
You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
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15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home
If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
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6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage
With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.
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Why All Cash Home Sales Rule Until 2018
All-cash real estate sales made up 38.9 percent of housing transactions in January 2015. While that’s a slight decline from the same month in 2014, it’s still well above historical averages,...
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Hey Boomers, Do This Before Paying Off Your Mortgage
By Sharon Epperson, CNBCBaby boomers in their 50s and 60s are carrying much more mortgage debt than their parents did at their age. While some boomers may be willing to seek financing again to purchase another home, others...
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3 Dramatic Tales of Career Reinvention
By Natasha Burton, LearnVestEver find yourself daydreaming about how your life might be different had you chosen a different career path? Or do you ever look at a coworker and think, “I can totally do that job!” What snaps you...
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7 Tips for Buying Your First Home
By Ellen Chang, MainStreetBuying your first home comes with equal doses of trepidation and elation with the knowledge that you are sinking your hard-earned money into a single dwelling, possibly for the next 30 years. Yet the...
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9 Real Estate Trends to Watch in 2015
Along with green shoots and chirping birds, one sure sign of spring is popping up in neighborhoods across the country: For Sale signs. As the weather warms up, so does the housing market, and experts...